Bandar Seri Begawan vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$594
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1294
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
35
97
😀 Quality of life
73
75
🏙️ Population
50K
18.7M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 43% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5006th and 6602nd ($1090 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 49th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 1581st and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Guangzhou

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Bandar Seri Begawan Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1238
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$1409
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$574
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$673
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$571
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$572
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$560
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$548
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$564
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$586
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$592
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$629
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$620
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$611
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$638
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$614
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$459
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$505
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$501
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$458
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$577
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$503
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$488
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$516
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$465
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$521
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$465
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$549
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$590
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$512
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$531
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$534
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$534
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$391
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$552
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$387
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$542
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$532
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$839

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671